MORSY TO MAKE AMENDS

Sam Morsy is glad to be back playing first team football after a spell out of the side, a period when he feels he has learned a hard lesson which will drive him on.

He said: “I was delighted to get back into the team at the weekend. I had missed a few games after getting suspended and I thought it went well and we were happy with the point.

“It was me who made the mistake in getting sent off and it is up to me to put it right. Rob Page has made sure my head has been in the right place while I haven’t been playing.

“It has been a tough period while I have not been in the side but it is something I feel I can definitely learn from.

“I was in the team up until then and then all of a sudden I was sent off and missed some important games, so that has made me revaluate and see how I can stop that happening again in the future.

“I still have to go in whole heartedly, but there is a time and a place maybe. When you are two-nil up, in hindsight, I shouldn’t have gone in for the tackle, but I can’t change my game because of one incident.

“I am fired up now. Missing games makes you realise how much you want it, so it could be a blessing in disguise, we’ll just have to wait and see.

of it really.” “I came here when I was 16 and it was a big change from Wolves. I have had to grow up a lot and improve a lot, but I feel I am getting better every game and I want to learn things off other professionals and it’s all part if

The young midfielder is well aware of the importance of the next couple of weeks when Vale play a number of games in a relatively short period of time.

He says: “We need to keep picking up points now and keep putting in performances over the Christmas period because we have a lot of games to play.

“If we can come out of it all with a good, solid amount of points then we will be in a good position.”